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September 2021

September 15, 2021

Mabon: The Most Pressing Issue of Our Time

It's time for Pumpkin spice lattes, hoodies when the sun goes down, and perhaps the...

July 2020

July 30, 2020

Why No One Loves Lammas (& Lughnasadh)

Lughnsadh isn't an ugly duckling sabbat simply because we are disconnected from agricultural cycles. Beyond...

January 2020

January 03, 2020

Witchcraft Pet Peeves

Many of the comments said with the best of intentions by other Witches are among...

September 2019

September 18, 2019

Your Favorite Sabbats (Or Sabbats By the Numbers)

What's the most popular sabbat? We go inside the numbers to try and find out!

June 2019

June 19, 2019

Summer Solstice Musings

For whatever reason Midsummer has never truly resonated the way others sabbats have with me;...

May 2019

May 03, 2019

Of Course We Like Sex

But the majority of our dalliances at Beltane occur outside the circle, and they are...

April 2019

April 24, 2019

Finding & Building a Better Beltane

Our circles should always be welcoming places and they should represent the entirety of human...

October 2018

October 27, 2018

Samhain is What You Make of It

We don't exit to celebrate the sabbats in a certain way, the sabbats exist for...

October 12, 2018

The Witch’s Guide To Samhain

Samhain is the most popular of all the sabbats, and is both an ancient and...

September 2018

September 18, 2018

The Agency of Mabon ap Modron

If we believe the gods agency, maybe it's possible Mabon ap Modron wanted the Autumn...

September 12, 2018

The Witch’s Guide to the Autumn Equinox (Mabon)

September is a great time for celebrations, even if our ancient pagan ancestors didn't really...

April 2018

April 23, 2018

The Witch’s Guide to Beltane

Beltane is among the most joyous sabbats on the Wheel of the Year. It's a...

December 2017

December 18, 2017

The True Meaning of the Winter Solstice: Hope

Christmas Witches, alcoholic apple drinks, and Oak Kings don't share a whole lot of similarities...

June 2017

June 27, 2017

Ugly Duckling Sabbats: Midsummer & Lughnasadh

I have no axe to grind when it comes to the Summer Sabbats of Midsummer...

April 2017

April 25, 2017

8 Ways to Celebrate Beltane

Eight great ways to help you and yours celebrate and ritualize on Beltane. It's Spring,...

November 2015

November 23, 2015

Repose-A Ninth Sabbat

Repose is a sort of ninth sabbat, tucked in between Samhain and Yule. It's the...

August 2015

August 03, 2015

One Does Not Simply Boycott a Sabbat

One cannot simply boycott a sabbat. Sabbats occur whether you celebrate them or not.

July 2015

July 27, 2015

Lughnassa/Lammas: What’s In a Name (or Date)?

Lammas? Lughnassa? July 31? August 1? Why the different names and dates, and in the...

March 2015

March 10, 2015

Looking For the Goddess of Ostara/Easter

Was there actually a goddess named Eostre? I believe so, but she might have been...

December 2014

December 16, 2014

10 Ways to Celebrate Yule

I've always thought of Yuletide as the "most Pagan" of all holiday seasons. So many...

August 2014

August 03, 2014

The Smaller Sabbats (Or Where did Lughnasadh Go?)

Some sabbats just feel "smaller" than others. Looking around online this morning Lughnasadh felt that...

August 28, 2012

The Eight Great American Sabbats

Unknown to most Americans, the country celebrates Eight Great American Sabbats. All of these sabbats...